by Lynne Marie | Jul 21, 2026 | Daily Reflections
Micah 7: 14-20 gives us some characteristics of the ministry we hope for from God as our Shepherd. First, we ask him: “Shepherd your people with your staff.” We ask God to lead and guide us. We want direction, and we want it from God. Then we ask him to nourish us:...
by Lynne Marie | Jul 20, 2026 | Daily Reflections
Micah 6: 1-8 shows God defending himself against those who feel betrayed by him—as we sometimes do when we have been going to church, saying our prayers, doing the things our religion prescribes, and God permits something terrible to happen to us. We get mad at God....
by Lynne Marie | Jul 18, 2026 | Daily Reflections
Let God Give Life Through You God’s Power The liturgy today focuses our attention on God’s restraint. He does not use power against the slow and the sinful precisely because he has all power—and the infinite wisdom and love that make him (and him alone) able to use...
by Lynne Marie | Jul 18, 2026 | Daily Reflections
As we begin to read Micah with chapter 2: 1-5, we see that in response to “those who plan iniquity” and injustice against others, God is also “planning” against them. The Responsorial Psalm asks, “Why, O Lord, do you stand aloof? Why hide in times of distress?” But...
by Lynne Marie | Jul 17, 2026 | Daily Reflections
In Isaiah 38:1-22, God grants Hezekiah a “stay of execution.” Hezekiah is going to die, but God delays his death by fifteen years. And as a sign that he will do this, he delays the setting of the sun for a few hours. Neither death nor night is cancelled; both are...
